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Migration is our ‘special sauce’, so let’s be rational about it
We should be honest about failed housing policy, thoughtful about changing the international student mix, and not shunt blame onto migrants.
Allegra SpenderMember for WentworthThe stage has been set for migration to be a major battleground.
This is a hard debate, as people are hurting, housing is a problem, and migration is high. But migration has been a secret sauce to Australia’s long-term economic success. We need to chart a careful path in balancing three priorities – housing, our higher education system and the broader economy – while retaining social cohesion. Sadly, the politics has turned toxic already.
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